The best courses you can play in San Jose, California
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 16,956 rounds in California and rate what they played. These are the 5 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of San Jose, California, ranked by those community scores.
Pasatiempo Golf Club
Santa Cruz, CA, USAPublicAlister Mackenzie & Tom Doak
- 4.7Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 3.8Value
- 4.6Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
Pasatiempo is one of those rare courses where the round ends and you realize you can recall all 18 holes without effort. There’s no filler anywhere. Every tee shot presents a decision, every approach punishes indifference, and every green demands full engagement.
Written by
@KAbbassi
- Must play
- Walkable
- Pristine
Canyon/Lake
Cinnabar Hills Golf Club
San Jose, CA, USAPublicJohn Harbottle III
De Laveaga Golf Course
Santa Cruz, CA, USAPublicBert Stamps
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.3Facilities
Santa Cruz Muni course. Fun course winds through hills and around barrancas. Very few flat lies some fairways canted. Lots of poison oak so if you hit ball into a barranca don’t look for it. Some classic holes and some intimidating tee shots.
Written by
@GRaleigh 77
- Putting area
- Restaurant
- Bar
The Golf Club at Moffett Field
Sunnyvale, CA, USAPublicBob E. Baldock
- NRConditions
- NRLayout
- 5.0Value
- NRScenery
- 5.0Facilities
- Links
- Strategic
- Great value
Sunnyvale Golf Course
Sunnyvale, CA, USAPublicDavid W. Kent
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of San Jose, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about public course rankings in San Jose, California.
The top public golf courses in San Jose, California on Course Vaults are led by Pasatiempo Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.2. This page ranks 5 courses, including Pasatiempo Golf Club, Cinnabar Hills Golf Club, De Laveaga Golf Course.
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of San Jose, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The San Jose, California list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of San Jose, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Pasatiempo Golf Club is currently #1 among public courses in and around San Jose, California on Course Vaults at 9.2 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:02 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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